Agent

Agent was announced in July 2007 for PlayStation 3 and we haven’t really heard much on it since then. Other than popping up on resumes and trademark filings, news on the game runs from being scarce to nothing whatsoever.

Agent rumors never die, they just go to sleep for a while. That’s the case today at any rate, as Agent rumors have awoken from their slumber once more thanks to a resume posted by a Rockstar research video editor.

The profile of a former Rockstar North environment artist has revealed multiple renders for Rockstar Games’ Agent – a PlayStation 3 exclusive which has remained in the shadows since its announcement at E3 2009.

Update: Take-Two has “reconfirmed” tonight during it’s financial call to investors that Rockstar will not have a presence at E3 this year – just in case you were holding out hope or something. Original: We’ve just been told that Rockstar will have no “presence” at this year’s E3.

During a Q&A session on its official site, Rockstar responded to a question regarding the PS3 exclusive Agent, and if more information will be released on it this year. Apparently not, according to the reply. “It’s not likely we will have any more news this year,” stated a Rockstar rep, “but the game is shaping […]

Mentioned during a Q&A relating to GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Rockstar has confirmed that Agent will see a release in 2010. The except, which is mentioned during the end when asked if there was a chance the GTA IV DLC would come to the PS3, said: “We appreciate the enthusiasm of PlayStation […]

Todd Mitchell, analyst for Kaufman Bros. Equity Research, expects Take-Two and Rockstar to release two new episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV in fiscal 2010, GTA V in fiscal 2011, and a new GTA title for PS2 next year. “I would expect that there would be two more pieces of downloadable content for GTA IV, […]

Agent, the PS3 “exclusive” Take-Two announced in Sony’s press conference at E3, is set in the 70s, Take-Two boss Ben Feder’s told EG. “It’s a completely different storyline, there is completely different character development,” the exec said of the title’s similarities to GTA. “It’s a game about espionage, set in the 1970s. GTA is obviously […]

Take-Two boss Ben Feder has explained the reasoning at announcing Agent as a PS3 exclusive at E3, citing timed GTA PS2 exclusives as examples of how the strategy can work for a franchise. “The trade-offs a publisher will typically make is, if you’re platform-agnostic, you get a larger installed base,” he said, speaking to Gamespot […]

Agent was announced by Rockstar at Sony’s E3 event this week, and Take-Two president Ben Feder seems confident about the the game being a PS3 exclusive. “At this phase in the cycle, when you’re trying to launch a new franchise, exclusivity can really help you launch the franchise”, he told Gamespot. ‘It can give you […]

Rockstar founder Sam Houser has said that he is more than excited by PS3 exclusive Agent, announced at Sony’s E3 press conference last night, and he feels it will be the “ultimate action game.” “We have always enjoyed making action games, and with Agent we are making what we believe will be the ultimate action […]